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14Constitutionalism?Cosmos: Thank you Commissioner. That is what I am seriously suggesting. I am suggesting that the Constitution of KenyaReview should be entrenched in the Constitution as a body. Then the other question is on dual citizenship. This one we haveour daughters or relatives married e.g. In Great Britain or America. They have children there. When those children come toKenya, at the International Airport, they are first of all to get cleared or they might get refused to enter to Kenya. We would likethem to have citizenship. Kenyan citizenship because they are coming to their people and they are our own blood.Com. Nancy Baraza: Thank you very much Cosmos. Sign your name there and hand over your memorandum to us. Thenext presenter is Mary Nyawira. Mary, you are ready? If you have your memorandum madam, I will give you five minutes.You highlight your memorandum.Mary Nyawira: My names are Mary Nyawira. My first point is about girl child education. Girl child should be given equalopportunity to education just as boys. Discrimination on inheritance. That daughters ought to access equal rights to inheritingtheir parents just as their sons. Children cabinet inclusiveness: It should be more inclusive by comprising the children from therural setting not only the ones from the urban setting. Child abuse. The child abuse propagated at home, schools andcommunities should be abolished. Free education. Primary education should be made free and mandatory for both girls andboys.Forced marriages: Girls should not be married by force and an age limit of 18 years should be stipulated below which a girlcannot get married. Female Genital Mutilation. It should be banned or alternatively a girl below the age of 18 years should beprotected by law against the vice. Child rights. The rights of children and people with disabilities should be stipulated in theConstitution and children should be consulted whenever any amendment of the law affecting them is being made. Thank you.Com. Nancy Baraza: Thank you very much Nyawira. Dr. Maranga do you have any clarification you will seek fromNyawira? Thank you very much for your submission. Please sign your name there and leave your memorandum with us. Nextpresenter is Rev. Ephantus Muriuki. You presented yesterday, you want to present again Sir?Rev. Ephantus Muriuki: I am Ephantus Muriuki. The rural dean of Kariru deanary. Before I continue, allow me to thankthe Review Commission for publishing very good booklets, which are guiding our members on how to write their memos. Nowthere is a question before I continue please. They are asking now that they are more enlightened, will they continue writing andif they do so, to whom will they present their memos to? I hope you will answer me that one.Com. Dr. Maranga: What we are suggesting is that those members who have now become more enlightened and they feelthere are some issues they want to present to the Commission, they can send them in form of memoranda to our headquartersand we will acknowledge them. Thank you.